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View Poll Results: Are 4-stroke outboards 'there' yet?
Yes 4 13.33%
No 8 26.67%
Nearly 4 13.33%
2-Stroke 4 eva! 12 40.00%
An egg-whisk is an eggwhisk is an eggwhisk. Yawn. 1 3.33%
I'm holding out for hydrogen fuel cells! 1 3.33%
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Old 26-07-2006, 12:29 PM   #21
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This is the very engine that got me thinking about 4-stroke vs 2-stroke.

Mate had a Challenger 2000 with a 2-stroke Merc M-Jet 240HP, then swapped it for a newer, slightly smaller Challenger with the 215HP Rotax 4-stroke. Old boat had more 'Holeshot' but was 10mph slower & used 60 litres of fuel where the new one will use about 40 litres for the same time out and max out at nearly 60mph. I have to admit I was suprised at how good it was.

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Yep, It's a cracking unit. My mate has just had a Riva Racing kit delivered from the States for his. Apparently the HP increases to nearly 300. Now that should be interesting
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My concern with 4 strokes is weight and size. They look huge compared to 2 strokes with equal horse power.

Does this mean that for people such as myself who have an older boat (ring 18) which has a maximum hp rating of 200HP (which is what we are running with at the mo), we would be unable to fit a 4 stroke equivalent due to size / weight.

If this is the case and we wanted to fit a 4 stroke, then what would be the max HP that could be fitted to a Ring / Phantom / Marshan 18 / 19 and of course 21??
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40Lb differenace between yamaha vmax 2 stoke and a four stroke 200HP. Is that a lot?
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300XS Stroker 505lbs (longshaft)

275 Varado 667 lbs (Standard)

2.5's circa 450 lbs



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300XS Stroker 505lbs (longshaft)

275 Varado 667 lbs (Standard)

2.5's circa 450 lbs
Granted the Varado is excessive, but you can see that in its size.
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Torque is the problem. Jets can be designed to rev to the sky and don't need much torque to get them spinning, "slip" is incredibly high on a jet. The same motor coupled to a prop on a rib full of divers would struggle.
Yes; what you say ties in with the driving experience. The 4-stroke jet is a little slower out of the hole but I guess it gets the top end advantage 'cause at Vmax it's revving to about 8K.
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2 stroker's are King

YES!.....Still has to be a 2 stroker for me two,even though the old Xr2's are a load of old crap,'god bless'em, No afence.. (Been there and got the t shirt!)

The opimax 2 stroke XS's have sorted the feull brobs out,even being more economical than some big 4stroker's.

But I still love the sound of the xr2, when I, just like ya self was'nt fixing it. I must have been band off every jet ski lake in the east riding for the noise it made. HA!
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